Overview

• Infrastructure company Deges now estimates the combined road-and-rail crossing at €2.306 billion, up from an earlier ~€714 million projection.
• Costs are allocated with 54.5% for the road connection and 45.5% for the rail component, according to Deges.
• Deges points to surging input prices, including steel, as the key factor behind the escalation.
• Germany’s Federal Railway Authority signaled in July that commissioning is unlikely before six years and five months from then.
• Denmark’s project owner warned in September that delays to the specialized installation vessel Ivy threaten the goal of opening the Fehmarnbelt link in 2029.